Stuff You Should Know (2011)

Stuff You Should Know is a free podcast and video series published by the HowStuffWorks website and hosted by Josh Clark and Charles W. "Chuck" Bryant, both writers at HowStuffWorks. The podcast educates listeners on a wide variety of topics, often using popular culture as a reference giving the podcast comedic value. Episodes are normally around 45 minutes in length, although for more in-depth topics the show has run longer than an hour.

The winner of the 2014^[1] and the 2016^[2] People's Voice Webby Award,^[3] the show is downloaded more than 1 million times per week and is consistently on iTunes’ Top 10 podcast rankings.^[4] Stuff You Should Know's "beautifully, beautifully done" production has set "the audio standard," according to podcast reviewers Pod on Pod. They added that the audio quality "could not be improved" on the NPR-level production.^[5] One reviewer said of it: "It is never not fun to listen to."^[5]

2011 season

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Length	Original air date
282[6]	1	"Should you not eat gluten?"	29 minutes	January 4, 2011
283[7]	2	"How Antiques Work"	34 minutes	January 6, 2011
284[8]	3	"Little, Fluffy Clouds"	33 minutes	January 11, 2011
285[9]	4	"Does acupuncture work?"	34 minutes	January 13, 2011
286[10]	5	"How the Mafia Works"	45 minutes	January 18, 2011
287[11]	6	"Can oceans power the world?"	28 minutes	January 20, 2011
288[12]	7	"What has the world’s deadliest venom?"	30 minutes	January 25, 2011
289[13]	8	"How to Control a Riot"	38 minutes	January 27, 2011
290[14]	9	"How Munchausen Syndrome Works"	38 minutes	February 1, 2011
291[15]	10	"Scooby Dooby Doo, Where Are You?"	40 minutes	February 3, 2011
292[16]	11	"How Bartering Works"	27 minutes	February 8, 2011
293[17]	12	"How the Black Death Worked"	33 minutes	February 10, 2011
294[18]	13	"How Blood Pattern Analysis Works"	36 minutes	February 15, 2011
295[19]	14	"How Crime Scene Photography Works"	26 minutes	February 17, 2011
296[20]	15	"How Tickling Works"	21 minutes	February 22, 2011
297[21]	16	"What is stagflation?"	24 minutes	February 24, 2011
298[22]	17	"Were U.S. citizens in Japanese internment camps?"	30 minutes	March 1, 2011
299[23]	18	"How Fossils Work"	35 minutes	March 3, 2011
300[24]	19	"Cults: Who is this “The Leader?”"	53 minutes	March 8, 2011
301[25]	20	"Is it legal to sterilize addicts?"	37 minutes	March 10, 2011
302[26]	21	"How Mummies Work"	39 minutes	March 15, 2011
303[27]	22	"Why’s that dude in that dumpster?"	32 minutes	March 17, 2011
304[28]	23	"How a Nuclear Meltdown Works"	35 minutes	March 22, 2011
305[29]	24	"That Dang-old Goat Fell Over"	27 minutes	March 24, 2011
306[30]	25	"How Igloos Work"	27 minutes	March 29, 2011
307[31]	26	"SYSK Live from SXSW: How UFOs Work"	37 minutes	March 31, 2011
308[32]	27	"Sherpas: Warm, Friendly Living"	30 minutes	April 5, 2011
309[33]	28	"Does oil speculation increase gas prices?"	33 minutes	April 7, 2011
310[34]	29	"How Molecular Gastronomy Works"	33 minutes	April 12, 2011
311[35]	30	"How Exploitation Films Work"	49 minutes	April 14, 2011
312[36]	31	"Shoo Fly Don’t Bother Me"	35 minutes	April 19, 2011
313[37]	32	"How Wills Work"	37 minutes	April 21, 2011
314[38]	33	"Do you stay conscious after being decapitated?"	29 minutes	April 26, 2011
315[39]	34	"How Rollercoasters Work, Minus the Fun"	36 minutes	April 28, 2011
316[40]	35	"How Parkour Works"	27 minutes	May 3, 2011
317[41]	36	"A Podcast to Remember (How Memory Works)"	33 minutes	May 5, 2011
318[42]	37	"What is mountaintop removal mining?"	48 minutes	May 10, 2011
319[43]	38	"How Con Artists Work"	38 minutes	May 12, 2011
320[44]	39	"Can the sun kill you?"	32 minutes	May 17, 2011
321[45]	40	"What is parallel evolution?"	27 minutes	May 19, 2011
322[46]	41	"What is terror management theory?"	26 minutes	May 24, 2011
323[47]	42	"How do I start my own country?"	34 minutes	May 26, 2011
324[48]	43	"How Nicotine Works"	33 minutes	May 31, 2011
325[49]	44	"How Fear Works"	43 minutes	June 2, 2011
326[50]	45	"How the Underground Railroad Worked"	35 minutes	June 7, 2011
327[51]	46	"Was Malthus right about carrying capacity?"	24 minutes	June 9, 2011
328[52]	47	"How Military Snipers Work"	37 minutes	June 14, 2011
329[53]	48	"How Curiosity Works"	33 minutes	June 16, 2011
330[54]	49	"How Suicide Bombers Work"	27 minutes	June 21, 2011
331[55]	50	"How Shrunken Heads Work"	54 minutes	June 23, 2011
332[56]	51	"How Asteroid Mining Could Work"	29 minutes	June 28, 2011
333[57]	52	"Who was America’s first murderer?"	29 minutes	June 30, 2011
334[58]	53	"How Hate Works"	35 minutes	July 5, 2011
335[59]	54	"How Human Cannonballs Work"	28 minutes	July 7, 2011
336[60]	55	"Stuff You Should Know July 4th Extravaganza, Part 1: Mom"	53 minutes	July 12, 2011
337[61]	56	"Stuff You Should Know July 4th Extravaganza, Part 2: Baseball and Apple Pie"	51 minutes	July 14, 2011
338[62]	57	"Does smiling make you happy?"	28 minutes	July 19, 2011
339[63]	58	"How Karma Works"	32 minutes	July 21, 2011
340[64]	59	"How Wildfires Work"	31 minutes	July 26, 2011
341[65]	60	"How SPAM Works"	38 minutes	July 28, 2011
342[66]	61	"Can you sweat colors?"	24 minutes	August 2, 2011
343[67]	62	"Ethnobotany: How to Get Drugs from Plants"	38 minutes	August 4, 2011
344[68]	63	"What’s the future of the internet?"	39 minutes	August 9, 2011
345[69]	64	"Laughter: What’s so funny about that?"	42 minutes	August 11, 2011
346[70]	65	"How Murphy’s Law Works, the Redux"	30 minutes	August 16, 2011
347[71]	66	"How to Land on a Government Watch List"	32 minutes	August 18, 2011
348[72]	67	"How Schizophrenia Works"	42 minutes	August 23, 2011
349[73]	68	"The Cheesiest SYSK Episode Ever"	43 minutes	August 25, 2011
350[74]	69	"Cryonics: Hi, Frozen Body!"	42 minutes	August 30, 2011
351[75]	70	"How Lie Detectors Work"	27 minutes	September 1, 2011
352[76]	71	"10 Scientists Who Were Their Own Guinea Pigs"	41 minutes	September 6, 2011
353[77]	72	"How the World Trade Center Memorial Works"	43 minutes	September 8, 2011
354[78]	73	"How Casinos Work"	42 minutes	September 13, 2011
355[79]	74	"How the Moon Works"	38 minutes	September 15, 2011
356[80]	75	"How Acne Works"	41 minutes	September 20, 2011
357[81]	76	"How Family Crests Work"	47 minutes	September 22, 2011
358[82]	77	"How Sword Swallowing Works"	33 minutes	September 27, 2011
359[83]	78	"How U.S. Marshals Work"	30 minutes	September 29, 2011
360[84]	79	"How Silly Putty Works"	36 minutes	October 4, 2011
361[85]	80	"How the Peace Corps Works"	42 minutes	October 6, 2011
362[86]	81	"A Podcast on Zoot Suits? Yes"	33 minutes	October 11, 2011
363[87]	82	"The Wind Cries Typhoid Mary"	35 minutes	October 13, 2011
364[88]	83	"The Nile IS Just a River in Egypt"	33 minutes	October 18, 2011
365[89]	84	"Do you lose the right to privacy when you die?"	34 minutes	October 20, 2011
366[90]	85	"How Anti-matter Spacecraft Will Work"	42 minutes	October 25, 2011
367[91]	86	"Berenice"	45 minutes	October 27, 2011
368[92]	87	"How the Autobahn Works"	53 minutes	November 1, 2011
369[93]	88	"What Saved the American Bison"	54 minutes	November 3, 2011
370[94]	89	"How Gene Patents Work"	41 minutes	November 8, 2011
371[95]	90	"How Presidential Debates Work"	35 minutes	November 10, 2011
372[96]	91	"How Alcatraz Works"	40 minutes	November 15, 2011
373[97]	92	"How Air Force One Works"	31 minutes	November 17, 2011
374[98]	93	"Crossbows: They Look Cool"	24 minutes	November 22, 2011
375[99]	94	"How Thoroughbred Horses Work"	36 minutes	November 24, 2011
376[100]	95	"Cash Debit or Credit: Which is best?"	27 minutes	November 29, 2011
377[101]	96	"What made the donkey and the elephant political?"	33 minutes	December 1, 2011
378[102]	97	"How Daylight Saving Time Works"	33 minutes	December 6, 2011
379[103]	98	"How the Digestive System Works"	45 minutes	December 8, 2011
380[104]	99	"How McCarthyism Works"	40 minutes	December 13, 2011
381[105]	100	"How Earthworms Work"	42 minutes	December 15, 2011
382[106]	101	"How Pepper Spray Works"	34 minutes	December 20, 2011
383[107]	102	"Josh and Chuck’s Christmas Extravaganza"	41 minutes	December 22, 2011
384[108]	103	"What happens in the brain during an orgasm?"	38 minutes	December 27, 2011
385[109]	104	"Coffee: The World’s Drug of Choice"	51 minutes	December 29, 2011

References

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2. "2016 Peoples Voice Awards". Webby Awards. Retrieved 2016-05-09.
3. "2014 People's Voice". International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
4. Kafka, Peter (May 21, 2012). "Discovery Plans Science TV Show for "Stuff You Should Know" Podcast". AllThingsD. Retrieved 2014-11-15.
5. Josh and Joel (September 30, 2014). "Pod on Pod on Stuff You Should Know". ProCreate (Podcast). Retrieved 2014-12-20.
6. Should you not eat gluten?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
7. How Antiques Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
8. Little, Fluffy Clouds. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
9. Does acupuncture work?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
10. How the Mafia Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
11. Can oceans power the world?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
12. What has the world’s deadliest venom?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
13. How to Control a Riot. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
14. How Munchausen Syndrome Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
15. Scooby Dooby Doo, Where Are You?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
16. How Bartering Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
17. How the Black Death Worked. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
18. How Blood Pattern Analysis Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
19. How Crime Scene Photography Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
20. How Tickling Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
21. What is stagflation?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
22. Were U.S. citizens in Japanese internment camps?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
23. How Fossils Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
24. Cults: Who is this “The Leader?”. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
25. Is it legal to sterilize addicts?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
26. How Mummies Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
27. Why’s that dude in that dumpster?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
28. How a Nuclear Meltdown Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
29. That Dang-old Goat Fell Over. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
30. How Igloos Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
31. SYSK Live from SXSW: How UFOs Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
32. Sherpas: Warm, Friendly Living. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
33. Does oil speculation increase gas prices?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
34. How Molecular Gastronomy Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
35. How Exploitation Films Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
36. Shoo Fly Don’t Bother Me. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
37. How Wills Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
38. Do you stay conscious after being decapitated?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
39. How Rollercoasters Work, Minus the Fun. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
40. How Parkour Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
41. A Podcast to Remember (How Memory Works). HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
42. What is mountaintop removal mining?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
43. How Con Artists Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
44. Can the sun kill you?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
45. What is parallel evolution?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
46. What is terror management theory?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
47. How do I start my own country?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
48. How Nicotine Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
49. How Fear Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
50. How the Underground Railroad Worked. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
51. Was Malthus right about carrying capacity?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
52. How Military Snipers Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
53. How Curiosity Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
54. How Suicide Bombers Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
55. How Shrunken Heads Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
56. How Asteroid Mining Could Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
57. Who was America’s first murderer?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
58. How Hate Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
59. How Human Cannonballs Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
60. Stuff You Should Know July 4th Extravaganza, Part 1: Mom. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
61. Stuff You Should Know July 4th Extravaganza, Part 2: Baseball and Apple Pie. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
62. Does smiling make you happy?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
63. How Karma Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
64. How Wildfires Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
65. How SPAM Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
66. Can you sweat colors?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
67. Ethnobotany: How to Get Drugs from Plants. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
68. What’s the future of the internet?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
69. Laughter: What’s so funny about that?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
70. How Murphy’s Law Works, the Redux. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
71. How to Land on a Government Watch List. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
72. How Schizophrenia Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
73. The Cheesiest SYSK Episode Ever. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
74. TCryonics: Hi, Frozen Body!. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
75. How Lie Detectors Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
76. 10 Scientists Who Were Their Own Guinea Pigs. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
77. How the World Trade Center Memorial Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
78. How Casinos Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
79. How the Moon Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
80. How Acne Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
81. How Family Crests Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
82. How Sword Swallowing Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
83. How U.S. Marshals Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
84. How Silly Putty Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
85. How the Peace Corps Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
86. A Podcast on Zoot Suits? Yes. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
87. The Wind Cries Typhoid Mary. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
88. The Nile IS Just a River in Egypt. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
89. Do you lose the right to privacy when you die?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
90. How Anti-matter Spacecraft Will Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
91. Berenice. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
92. How the Autobahn Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
93. What Saved the American Bison. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
94. How Gene Patents Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
95. How Presidential Debates Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
96. How Alcatraz Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
97. How Air Force One Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
98. Crossbows: They Look Cool. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
99. How Thoroughbred Horses Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
100. Cash Debit or Credit: Which is best?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
101. What made the donkey and the elephant political?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
102. How Daylight Saving Time Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
103. How the Digestive System Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
104. How McCarthyism Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
105. How Earthworms Work. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
106. How Pepper Spray Works. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
107. Josh and Chuck’s Christmas Extravaganza. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
108. What happens in the brain during an orgasm?. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
109. Coffee: The World’s Drug of Choice. HowStuffWorks. Retrieved 2016-03-06.

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